Permanent Mission of Pakistan to UN Geneva General Debate – Agenda Item 2 42nd Session of the Human Rights Council 10 September 2019 Mr. President, We are making this right of reply in response to India’s Right of Reply. Obfuscation of facts and outright mendacity has become a tedious habit of…

42nd SESSION OF THE HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL PAKISTAN | Agenda Item 2 Interactive Dialogue with the High Commissioner for Human Rights Tuesday, 10 September 2019 Mr. President, We thank the High Commissioner for her oral update. (We share her concerns regarding the grave human rights situation in Indian Occupied Jammu and Kashmir (IOK). The…

42nd SESSION OF HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL Statement by Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) General Debate on the Report of the High Commissioner – 10 September 2019 Mr. President, On behalf of the OIC, I thank the High Commissioner for her report and the oral update. OIC believes that inclusive and constructive engagement between all stakeholders…

President Ambassador Coly Seck, High Commissioner for Human Rights, Madam Bachelet, Excellencies, Distinguished delegates At the outset I express my heartfelt condolence on the loss of life and property in Bahamas due to hurricane Dorian. I thank you Mr. President and the Bureau for your able stewardship of the Human Rights Council. I also commend…

Mr. President, Let me start by congratulating you, the Bureau, and the Secretariat for smooth and efficient handling of the 41st Session. Pakistan will continue to assist your efforts with our objective, holistic, non-politicised and inclusive approach to address human rights situations and issues. As this Council and broader human rights machinery is aware,…

Thank you, Mr. President. The OIC Group remains deeply concerned at the human rights situation of the Rohingya Muslims in Myanmar. We thank the High Commissioner for her Oral Update about this human rights and humanitarian crisis. The OIC believes that racial and religious discriminationremains one of the biggest obstacles to global peace and security.…

Mr. President, Wethank the High Commissioner for her oral update. Pakistan remains concerned with the human rights situations of the Rohingya Muslims in Myanmar. The extreme vulnerability or Rohingya Muslims and other minorities in Myanmar is a consequence of deliberate State policies and practices implemented over decades, steadily marginalising them. The result is a continuing…

Mr. President, I have the honour to make the statement on behalf of Like-Minded Group of Countries. The complete list of the cosponsors would be shared on the extranet. The States have primary responsibility for the promotion and protection of all human rights and therefore, focusing on building capacity of relevant institutions can go…

Mr. President, OIC considers that the Human Rights Council can play its role in the promotion and protection of all human rights by supporting the national efforts and strengthening national mechanisms and institutions. Technical cooperation and capacity building is the most effective, non-politicized, impartial and objective tool at the disposal of Human Rights Council…

Mr. President, Pakistan reaffirms the importance of this important Agenda Item. The Right to SelfDetermination is a basic human right which is enshrined in the UN Charter and Common Article 1 of the two Covenants. It is unfortunate and regrettable that in some parts of the world, including in Palestine, millions of people have…

Mr. President, We are making this right of reply to India’s right of reply. Does Indian democracy follow the same set of moral standards as the rest of the world? Do draconian laws such as Armed Forces Special Powers Act and Public Safety Act exist in other functioning democracies? The last nail in the coffin…

Mr. President, We are making this right of reply in response to India’s right of reply. India’s continues to attack the High Commissioner for Human Rights and her office for publishing the Kashmir report. We ask the Council, is it befitting for a Council member to attack the Premier human right defender of the world…

Mr. President, We deliver this statement on behalf of the OIC. VDPA identifies foundation principles of human rights mechanisms and approaches. These principles include, inter alia, first, the respect for human dignity making human person as the centre of all human rights and fundamental freedoms. Second, all human rights are universal, indivisible, interdependent and…

Mr. President, Pakistan is also deeply concerned at the rise of racism, xenophobia and intolerance, and rejects these in the strongest possible terms. In the contemporary world, xenophobia, racism and anti-migrantpolicies, pursued on the plank of populist platforms by mainstream political parties, are on the rise. This newxenophobic political discourse and ideologically motivated hate…

Mr. President, The VDPA envisaged a world free from torture, racism and racial discrimination, human rights violations especially against vulnerable groups including minorities, women, children, persons with disabilities, migrants etc. It stressed on the principles of equality, justice, tolerance, fair-play in international dealings and giving equal importance to all human rights, including the right to…

Mr. President, I have the honor to make this statement on behalf of the OIC. Once again, we express deep concern that certain member states decided to boycott Agenda Item 7 which is a deliberate attempt to undermine the credibility of the Human Rights Council. We would like to ask those…

Mr. President, The OIC Member States strongly believe in the promotion and protection of human rights and fundamental freedoms of all peoples, without any discrimination on the basis of sex, race, creed, religion, colour or socio-economic status. The UN Secretary General,during the launch of the United Nations Strategy and Plan of Action on Hate Speech…

Mr. President, I make this statement on behalf of the Member States of the OIC. UPR mechanism aims at promoting universality, interdependence, indivisibility and inter-relatedness of all human rights and ensures universal coverage and equal treatment of all states. The OIC member states strongly support this mechanism. The UPR has helped develop a collaborative space…

Mr. President, We are making this right of reply to India’s right of reply. Instead of answering for its gross human rights violations in the Indian Occupied Jammu and Kashmir, India always resorts to petty tactics of vitriolic disinformation campaign against Pakistan in the same vain it did with the OHCHR and Special Procedures who…

Mr. President, Pakistan takes its engagement with Special Procedures mandate holders and other human rights mechanisms were seriously and have been diligently responding to communications received from them. A part of our engagement, we have also invited Special Procedure mandate holders to conduct a visit to Pakistan. Pakistan has also been reporting to Treaty…

Mr. President, The OIC considers that equitable distribution of financial and human resources for all human rights including right to development is critical for effective realization of the human rights agenda. We believe that the human rights bodies and mechanisms must respect relevant matters associated with historical, cultural, social and religious sensitivities while exercising their…

Mr. President, We deliver this statement on behalf of the OIC. OIC reiterates that all human rights are interdependent and indivisible and must be treaty equally. There need to be equal on emphasis given to economic, social and cultural rights especially right to development. We consider that through concerted efforts of the international community…

Mr. President, The High Commissioner in press statements and oral updates, the Special Procedure Mandate Holders in their communications and the OHCHR in its Kashmir report have regularly raised their concerns regarding the gravity of human rights situation in the Indian Occupied Jammu and Kashmir (IOK). This situation deserves special attention and continued monitoring…

Mr. President, Wethank the Special Rapporteur for her oral update. Pakistan concurs with the Special Rapporteur in noting that the extreme vulnerability or Rohingya Muslims and other minorities is a consequence of State policies and practices implemented over decades, steadily marginalising them. The result is a continuing situation of oppression from birth to death. Mr.…

Mr. President, The promotion and protection of all human rights rest on foundation of the right to self-determination of the people. The drafters of the UN Charter, Universal Declaration of Human Rightsand human rights covenants acknowledged this fact. Accordingly, right to self-determination has featured in all these inviolable documents of human rights. The people…

Mr. President, We deliver this statement on behalf of the OIC. The OIC is gravely concerned on the rise in Islamophobia, xenophobia, racism and racial discrimination around the world. Islamophobia is not only a violation in itself but also paves the way to violation of all other human rights. It manifests in the forms…

Mr. President, We are making this right of reply in response to India’s Right of Reply. Regrettably, India continues to spread malicious propaganda against Pakistan ignoring its own deplorable human rights record. India’s drift towards rank communalism are having serious consequences on enjoyment of human rights and peace and security. Whilst in Pakistan, a sitting…

Mr. President, We are making this right of reply in response to India’s Right of Reply. India’s rhetoric of lies is self-defeating. The Indian delegation must remember that in this time and age lies and disinformation is easily exposed. Right to self determination is not a concept being propagated by Pakistan as wrongly stated…

Mr. President, At the outset, allow me to extend our appreciation to the Special Rapporteur for presentation of the two Reports. The focus of the report of SR on Extreme Poverty on the impact of climate change on human rights of people living in or near poverty is apt. Much of post-industrial economic growth…

Mr. President, At the outset, allow me to extend our appreciation to the Special Rapporteur for presentation of the two Reports. The focus of the report of SR on Extreme Poverty on the impact of climate change on human rights of people living in or near poverty is apt. Much of post-industrial economic growth…